THERE WERE WORSE THINGS THAN BEING STRANDED IN THE MIDDLE OF nowhere during a rainstorm.
For example, I could be running from a rabid bear intent on mauling me into the next century. Or I could be tied to a chair in a dark basement and forced to listen to Aqua's "Barbie Girl" on repeat until I'd rather gnaw off my arm than hear the song's eponymous phrase again.
But just because things could be worse didn't mean they didn't suck.
Stop. Think positive thoughts.
"An Uber will show up...now." I stared at my phone, biting back my frustration when the app reassured me it was "finding my ride", the way it had been for the past half hour.
Normally, I'd be less stressed about the situation because hey, at least I had a working phone and a bus shelter to keep me mostly dry from the pounding rain. But Josh's farewell party was starting in an hour, I had yet to pick up his surprise cake from the bakery, and it would be dark soon. I may be a glass half full kinda gal, but I wasn't an idiot. No one—especially not a college girl with zero fighting skills to speak of—wants to find herself alone in the middle of nowhere after dark.